Narset of the Ancient Way
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{R}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
- Loyalty
- 4
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #278 (mythic)
- Price
- $1.30 USD
+1: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
−2: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."
Narset of the Ancient Way has 6 printings, first in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020). EDHREC ranks it #6,894 among Commander cards. It appears most in Commodore Guff decks (6,219 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 6 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Narset of the Ancient Way
- Planeswalker Party - Commander Masters, led by Commodore Guff
Commanders that run Narset of the Ancient Way most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Commodore Guff: 6,219 decks
- Tam, the Possibility: 2,031 decks
- Narset, Enlightened Master: 1,681 decks
- Narset, Enlightened Exile: 1,593 decks
- Kykar, Wind's Fury: 821 decks
- Pramikon, Sky Rampart: 814 decks
- Leori, Sparktouched Hunter: 686 decks
- Jared Carthalion: 600 decks
Often played with Narset of the Ancient Way
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- : If a card you discard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
- : The emblem created by Narset's last ability is colorless. The damage it deals is from a colorless source.
- : Because it's a loyalty ability, Narset's first ability isn't a mana ability. It can be activated only any time you could cast a sorcery. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
- : You can discard a card even if Narset leaves the battlefield before her middle ability resolves. The reflexive triggered ability will still trigger if you discard a nonland card.
- : Narset's second ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you draw a card and may choose to discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, the reflexive triggered ability triggers and you pick a target to be dealt damage. This is different from effects that say "If you do . . ." in that you choose a target after looking at the card you draw and players can respond to the reflexive triggered ability knowing how much damage will be dealt.